List of Super Bowl officials

The Super Bowl officials are the officials chosen for the Super Bowl, the championship game of the National Football League (NFL), the largest and most prestigious professional American football league.

Selection

The NFL's highest-rated official at each position is selected to work the Super Bowl. This is determined by the league using an evaluation system to grade each official's calls during the year. However, only officials who have worked in the league for at least five seasons and have previously worked during the playoffs are eligible to officiate in a Super Bowl. A referee cannot work the Super Bowl at that position until she or he has been a referee for at least three seasons, while also meeting the five-year minimum service requirement.^[1]

This has not always been the case. From Super Bowl I to Super Bowl IV, when the game was the "AFL (American Football League)-NFL World Championship Game", the officiating crews consisted of members from both leagues. Then for Super Bowl XXXVIII and Super Bowl XXXIX, the NFL selected the highest rated crew during the regular season. This was a reaction to several officiating mistakes during the 2002-03 playoffs, and the league felt that preserving the familiarity and cohesiveness of the officiating crews during the postseason might reduce the errors.^[2]

List of officials

Note: A seven-official system was not used until Super Bowl XIII. Beginning with Super Bowl XXXIII, the league swapped position titles with the field judge and back judge.

AFL-NFL World Championships

Game	Date	Referee	Umpire	Head Linesman	Line Judge	Field Judge	Back Judge
I	15 January 1967	Norm Schachter (NFL)	George Young (AFL)	Bernie Ulman (NFL)	Al Sabato (AFL)	Mike Lisetski (NFL)	Jack Reader (AFL)
II	14 January 1968	Jack Vest (AFL)	Ralph Morcroft (NFL)	Tony Veteri (AFL)	Bruce Alford (NFL)	Bob Baur (AFL)	Stan Javie (NFL)
III	12 January 1969	Tom Bell (NFL)	Walt Parker (AFL)	George Murphy (NFL)	Cal Lepore (AFL)	Joe Gonzalez (NFL)	Jack Reader (AFL)
IV	11 January 1970	John McDonough (AFL)	Lou Palazzi (NFL)	Harry Kessel (AFL)	Bill Schleibaum (NFL)	Charley Musser (AFL)	Tom Kelleher (NFL)

NFL Championships

Game	Date	Referee	Umpire	Down Judge	Line Judge	Field Judge	Back Judge	Side Judge	Replay Official
V	17 January 1971	Norm Schachter	Paul Trepinski	Ed Marion	Jack Fette	Fritz Graf	Hugh Gamber	Added in 1978	—
VI	16 January 1972	Jim Tunney	Joe Connell	Al Sabato	Art Holst	Bob Wortman	Ralph Vandenberg
VII	14 January 1973	Tom Bell	Lou Palazzi	Tony Veteri	Bruce Alford	Tony Skover	Tom Kelleher
VIII	13 January 1974	Ben Dreith	Ralph Morcroft	Leo Miles	Jack Fette	Fritz Graf	Stan Javie
IX	12 January 1975	Bernie Ulman	Al Conway	Ed Marion	Bruce Alford	Dick Dolack	Ray Douglas
X	18 January 1976	Norm Schachter	Joe Connell	Leo Miles	Jack Fette	Bill O'Brien	Stan Javie
XI	9 January 1977	Jim Tunney	Lou Palazzi	Ed Marion	Bill Swanson	Armen Terzian	Tom Kelleher
XII	15 January 1978	Jim Tunney	Joe Connell	Tony Veteri	Art Holst	Bob Wortman	Ray Douglas
XIII	21 January 1979	Pat Haggerty	Art Demmas	Jerry Bergman	Jack Fette	Fred Swearingen	Pat Knight	Dean Look
XIV	20 January 1980	Fred Silva	Al Conway	Burl Toler	Bob Beeks	Charley Musser	Stan Javie	Ben Tompkins
XV	25 January 1981	Ben Dreith	Frank Sinkovitz	Tony Veteri	Tom Dooley	Fritz Graf	Tom Kelleher	Dean Look
XVI	24 January 1982	Pat Haggerty	Al Conway	Jerry Bergman	Bob Beeks	Don Hakes	Bill Swanson	Bob Rice
XVII	30 January 1983	Jerry Markbreit	Art Demmas	Dale Hamer	Bill Reynolds	Don Orr	Dick Hantak	Dave Parry
XVIII	22 January 1984	Gene Barth	Gordon Wells	Jerry Bergman	Bob Beeks	Fritz Graf	Ben Tompkins	Gil Mace
XIX	20 January 1985	Pat Haggerty	Tom Hensley	Leo Miles	Ray Dodez	Bob Lewis	Tom Kelleher	Bill Quinby
XX	26 January 1986	Red Cashion	Ron Botchan	Dale Williams	Bama Glass	Jack Vaughan	Al Jury	Bob Rice
XXI	25 January 1987	Jerry Markbreit	Bob Boylston	Terry Gierke	Bob Beeks	Pat Mallette	Jim Poole	Gil Mace	Art McNally
XXII	31 January 1988	Bob McElwee	Al Conway	Dale Hamer	Jack Fette	Johnny Grier	Al Jury	Don Wedge	Art McNally
XXIII	22 January 1989	Jerry Seeman	Gordon Wells	Jerry Bergman	Bob Beeks	Bobby Skelton	Paul Baetz	Gary Lane	Chuck Heberling
XXIV	28 January 1990	Dick Jorgensen	Hendi Ancich	Earnie Frantz	Ron Blum	Don Orr	Al Jury	Gerald Austin	Al Sabato
XXV	27 January 1991	Jerry Seeman	Art Demmas	Sid Semon	Dick McKenzie	Jack Vaughan	Banks Williams	Larry Nemmers	Mark Burns
XXVI	26 January 1992	Jerry Markbreit	Bob Boylston	Dale Williams	Ron Blum	Ed Merrifield	Paul Baetz	Dick Creed	Cal Lepore
XXVII	31 January 1993	Dick Hantak	Ron Botchan	Ron Phares	Dick McKenzie	Donnie Hampton	Jim Poole	Dean Look	—
XXVIII	30 January 1994	Bob McElwee	Art Demmas	Sid Semon	Tom Barnes	Don Orr	Al Jury	Nate Jones
XXIX	29 January 1995	Jerry Markbreit	Ron Botchan	Ron Phares	Ron Baynes	Jack Vaughan	Tim Millis	Tom Fincken
XXX	28 January 1996	Red Cashion	John Keck	Paul Weidner	Dale Orem	Don Hakes	Dick Creed	Bill Carollo
XXXI	26 January 1997	Gerald Austin	Ron Botchan	Earnie Frantz	Jeff Bergman	Phil Luckett	Scott Steenson	Tom Fincken
XXXII	25 January 1998	Ed Hochuli	Jim Quirk	John Schleyer	Ben Montgomery	Don Dorkowski	Paul Baetz	Doug Toole
XXXIII	31 January 1999	Bernie Kukar	Jim Daopoulos	Sanford Rivers	Ron Baynes	Tim Millis	Don Hakes	Gary Lane
XXXIV	30 January 2000	Bob McElwee	Ron Botchan	Earnie Frantz	Byron Boston	Al Jury	Bill Leavy	Tom Fincken	Mark Burns
XXXV	28 January 2001	Gerald Austin	Chad Brown	Tony Veteri, Jr.	Walt Anderson	Bill Lovett	Bill Schmitz	Doug Toole	Dean Blandino
XXXVI	3 February 2002	Bernie Kukar	Jeff Rice	Mark Hittner	Ron Phares	Pete Morelli	Scott Green	Laird Hayes	Howard Slavin
XXXVII	26 January 2003	Bill Carollo	Ed Coukart	Dale Williams	Mark Steinkerchner	Tom Sifferman	Don Carey	Rick Patterson	Rex Stuart
XXXVIII	1 February 2004	Ed Hochuli	Jeff Rice	Mark Hittner	Ben Montgomery	Tom Sifferman	Scott Green	Laird Hayes	Larry Hill
XXXIX	6 February 2005	Terry McAulay	Carl Paganelli	Gary Slaughter	Mark Steinkerchner	Tom Sifferman	Tony Steratore	Rick Patterson	Al Hynes
XL	5 February 2006	Bill Leavy	Garth DeFelice	Mark Hittner	Mark Perlman	Steve Zimmer	Bob Waggoner	Tom Hill	Bob Boylston
XLI	4 February 2007	Tony Corrente	Carl Paganelli	George Hayward	Ron Marinucci	Jim Saracino	Perry Paganelli	John Parry	Mark Burns
XLII	3 February 2008	Mike Carey[3]	Tony Michalek	Gary Slaughter	Carl Johnson	Boris Cheek	Scott Helverson	Larry Rose	Ken Baker
XLIII	1 February 2009	Terry McAulay	Roy Ellison	Derick Bowers	Mark Perlman	Greg Gautreaux	Keith Ferguson	Michael Banks	Bob McGrath
XLIV	7 February 2010	Scott Green[4]	Undrey Wash	John McGrath	Jeff Seeman	Rob Vernatchi	Greg Steed	Greg Meyer	Jim Lapetina
XLV	6 February 2011	Walt Anderson[5]	Chad Brown	Kent Payne	John Hussey	Doug Rosenbaum	Scott Helverson	Mike Weatherford	Tommy Moore
XLVI	5 February 2012	John Parry	Carl Paganelli	Tom Stabile	Gary Arthur	Gary Cavaletto	Tony Steratore	Laird Hayes	Larry Nemmers
XLVII	3 February 2013	Jerome Boger	Darrell Jenkins	Steve Stelljes	Byron Boston	Craig Wrolstad	Dino Paganelli	Joe Larrew	Bill Spyksma
XLVIII	2 February 2014	Terry McAulay	Carl Paganelli	Jim Mello	Tom Symonette	Scott Steenson	Steve Freeman	Dave Wyant	Earnie Frantz
XLIX	1 February 2015	Bill Vinovich	Bill Schuster	Dana McKenzie	Mark Perlman	Bob Waggoner	Terrence Miles	Tom Hill	Mike Wimmer
50	7 February 2016	Clete Blakeman	Jeff Rice	Wayne Mackie	Rusty Baynes	Boris Cheek	Keith Ferguson	Scott Edwards	Charles Stewart
LI	5 February 2017	Carl Cheffers	Dan Ferrell	Kent Payne	Jeff Seeman	Doug Rosenbaum	Todd Prukop	Dyrol Prioleau	Tom Sifferman
LII	4 February 2018	Gene Steratore	Roy Ellison	Jerry Bergman, Jr.	Byron Boston	Tom Hill	Perry Paganelli	Scott Edwards	Paul Weidner
LIII	3 February 2019	John Parry	Fred Bryan	Ed Camp	Jeff Bergman	Steve Zimmer	Terrence Miles	Eugene Hall	Jim Lapetina
LIV	2 February 2020	Bill Vinovich	Barry Anderson	Kent Payne	Carl Johnson	Michael Banks	Greg Steed	Boris Cheek	Mike Chase
LV	7 February 2021	Carl Cheffers	Fred Bryan	Sarah Thomas	Rusty Baynes	James Coleman	Dino Paganelli	Eugene Hall	Mike Wimmer
LVI	13 February 2022	Ronald Torbert[6]	Bryan Neale	Derick Bowers	Carl Johnson	Rick Patterson	Scott Helverson	Keith Washington	Roddy Ames
LVII	12 February 2023	Carl Cheffers	Roy Ellison	Jerod Phillips	Jeff Bergman	John Jenkins	Dino Paganelli	Eugene Hall	Mark Butterworth
LVIII	11 February 2024	Bill Vinovich	Terry Killens	Patrick Holt	Mark Perlman	Tom Hill	Brad Freeman	Allen Baynes	Mike Chase

Note: prior to 2017, the Down Judge was known as the Head Linesman ^[7]

Number of appearances

Throughout NFL history, five officials have been selected to work five Super Bowls and eight have been assigned to four Super Bowls. Jerry Markbreit is the only official to work four Super Bowls as the referee.

Super Bowl Appearances	Official	Super Bowl(s)
5	Bob Beeks	XIV, XVI, XVIII, XXI, XXIII
	Ron Botchan	XX, XXVII, XXIX, XXXI, XXXIV
	Jack Fette	V, VIII, X, XIII, XXII
	Al Jury	XX, XXII, XXIV, XXVIII, XXXIV
	Tom Kelleher	IV, VII, XI, XV, XIX
4	Al Conway	IX, XIV, XVI, XXII
	Art Demmas	XIII, XVII, XXV, XXVII
	Fritz Graf	V, VIII, XV, XVIII
	Stan Javie	II, VIII, X, XIV
	Jerry Markbreit	XVII, XXI, XXVI, XXIX
	Tony Veteri	II, VII, XII, XV
	Jerry Bergman	XIII, XVI, XVIII, XXIII
	Carl Paganelli	XXXIX, XLI, XLVI, XLVIII

See also

• American Football League Officials
• List of NFL officials
• Official (American football)
• Super Bowl

Notes and references

1. Bouchette, Ed (1 February 2007). "Super Bowl notebook: Ex-Steelers QB Miller likes Bears". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
2. "NFL to scrap all-star officiating crews for playoffs". Sports Illustrated. 25 March 2003. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
3. "Carey to be first black referee in Super Bowl". Associated Press. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2008.
4. "Officiating crew chosen to work Super Bowl XLIV; Green is referee". NFL.com/Associated Press. 3 February 2010. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
5. "Super Bowl officiating crew includes Anderson as referee". National Football League. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
6. Schefter, Adam [@AdamSchefter] (25 January 2022). "Super Bowl officiating crew, via the ⁦@NFL⁩. https://t.co/a8SgqFmr43" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022 – via Twitter.
7. Zeigler, Cyd (23 August 2017). "Why the NFL renamed the 'head linesman' the 'down judge'". SBNation.com.

• Super Bowl Notes, Quotes & Anecdotes: Games I-XL. NFL. 2006. p. 123.